Recorded Dubai Land Department sales, 2026 — what buyers paid, not asking prices. Data as of 22 Sep 2026.
| Development | Sales | Median paid | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azizi Milan Heights | 730 | AED 608,000 | 1,755 |
| Azizi Milan 20 | 310 | AED 580,000 | 1,609 |
| Azizi Milan 30 | 310 | AED 589,000 | 1,668 |
| Arancia Yards By Beyond | 240 | AED 1,302,500 | 1,719 |
| Azizi Milan 55 | 181 | AED 584,000 | 1,714 |
| Arancia Yards 2 By Beyond | 169 | AED 1,346,000 | 1,800 |
Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Medians are calculated across recorded off-plan sales and move as more register. How we read the register · Search every project’s sales.
What buyers paid, January to September 2026. The middle half is the range most sales fell in; a quarter of sales were below its lower end.
| Unit | Median price | Middle half | Median AED/sq ft | Typical size | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | AED 590,000 | AED 582,000–AED 609,770 | 1,726 | 340 sq ft | 1,558 |
| 1 bed | AED 1.12M | AED 1M–AED 1.31M | 1,575 | 730 sq ft | 672 |
| 2 bed | AED 2.28M | AED 2.12M–AED 2.41M | 1,879 | 1,117 sq ft | 110 |
Source: Dubai Land Department register, residential off-plan sales. Unit types with fewer than 20 recorded sales are left out. A range is not a valuation — floor, view and the building itself move the price. Get these figures for your unit by email. Own a home here? See what it is worth →
1 development with a page on this site, ordered by recorded Dubai Land Department purchases in 2026.
Side-by-side on what buyers actually paid, what sells and how many projects are running late — from the Dubai Land Department register.
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By what buyers actually chose in 2026, the most-bought off-plan developments in City of Arabia were Azizi Milan Heights (730 recorded sales), Azizi Milan 20 (310 recorded sales), Azizi Milan 30 (310 recorded sales). We track 1 project in City of Arabia with payment plans and handover dates, including Arancia Yards by Beyond. Popularity is not quality — check each project's payment plan, developer record and completion date before you buy.
The median recorded off-plan price in City of Arabia in 2026 is AED 1,703 per sq ft, across 2,355 sales (January to September 2026). Half of all sales were between AED 586,000 and AED 1.02M in total price. By unit type (median per sq ft): Studio AED 1,726, 1 bed AED 1,575, 2 bed AED 1,879.
Recorded studio sales in City of Arabia in 2026 had a median price of AED 590,000 (typical size 340 sq ft). The middle half sold between AED 582,000 and AED 609,770 — a quarter of sales were at or below AED 582,000. Based on 1,558 sales in Dubai Land Department records.
Recorded one-bedroom sales in City of Arabia in 2026 had a median price of AED 1.12M (typical size 730 sq ft). The middle half sold between AED 1M and AED 1.31M — a quarter of sales were at or below AED 1M. Based on 672 sales in Dubai Land Department records.
Payment plans on projects we track in City of Arabia include 10/30/60 (Arancia Yards by Beyond). The figures are the percentages paid on booking, during construction and at or after handover. Confirm the plan in your sale agreement — developers revise them.
City of Arabia is a master community within the Dubailand belt, inland off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) and close to Global Village. It sits roughly 20 to 25 minutes from Downtown Dubai and about 25 from Dubai International Airport. It is car-dependent — there is no metro station serving the district and none on current published plans.
The district median across 2,105 recorded 2026 purchases is AED 1,714 per square foot, with project medians running from AED 580,000 at Azizi Milan 20 to AED 1,285,000 at Arancia Yards by Beyond. Azizi Milan Heights, the largest seller at 713 purchases, has a median of AED 608,000. That places City of Arabia at the entry level of the Dubai market — very little sells lower.
Substantially, yes, and it is the most important thing to understand about buying here. Of 2,105 recorded purchases in 2026, roughly 1,478 are Azizi Milan phases — Milan Heights at 713, Milan 20 at 301, Milan 30 at 286 and Milan 55 at 178. That is about 70% of the district's activity from one developer's single product line, so your competition at letting and resale is largely the same building's siblings rather than the wider market.
Overwhelmingly studios. Of 2,105 recorded sales, 1,502 were studios and 513 were one-bedrooms, leaving fewer than 100 units of two bedrooms or larger. That is investor stock aimed at a single tenant type, and it means a generic studio here competes against well over a thousand near-identical units arriving at similar times.
The entry price and gross yield arithmetic genuinely work — around 7.5% on modest rents from a base near AED 580,000 is among the better ratios in Dubai. Against that: single-developer and single-product concentration means little differentiation, there is no metro to support rent growth, and Azizi shows the widest gap in our project set between announced and actual handover dates, which costs money because instalments continue through a delay while income does not start.
No, and none appears on current published network plans. Budget for a vehicle, and treat any listing implying metro access as a claim to verify. The absence is the main structural limit on rent growth here.
Ask for the escrow account number in writing and verify it directly with the Dubai Land Department before transferring anything. Several developments in this district were registered before the current year, which means escrow status and filed completion dates do not appear in the open register we read — so that check falls entirely to you rather than being something we can show you.
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